The Beet Queen

It is very common for writers to use literary devices as tools to help convey the meaning of their work. In the passage from the novel, The Beet Queen, written by Louise Erdich, Erdich uses literary devices to depict the impact of the environment on the two children. The author uses imagery to describe the physical effect of the environment on the children, selection of detail to depict the tree’s impact on the children, and point of view to clearly explain the impact the environment has on the children. In the passage, Erdich uses imagery to describe the physical effect of the environment on the children. To begin, the author depicts the negative effect the environment has on the children because when they reach Argus “their lips were violent
Initially with the use of point of view, the author depicts Karl as “very pale”, “his mouth sweetly curved” and “his skin fine and girlish” (7). Using the point of view, Erdich depicts Karl to be different compared to the town and to his sister, Mary. The reason Karl the environment has a greater impact on him is because of his contrast to the environment. Then the author uses point of view to depict Mary as “ordinary”, “square and practical”, similar to the town (7). The use of point of view helps Erdich show the similarities to Mary and the town. The reason the environment had little impact on Mary is because of Mary’s similarities to the town. The use of point of view helps Erdich to clearly explain the environments impact on the children. Literary devices are often used by writers to help convey the message and meaning in their work. In the passage from the novel, The Beet Queen, by Erdich, the author uses literary devices to help depict the impact of the environment on the children. Erdich uses imagery to describe the physical effect of the environment on the children, selection of detail to depict the tree’s impact on the children, and point of view to clearly explain the impact the environment has on the